LA subcontractor charged with withholding wages

LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles subcontractor has been charged with violating labor laws and withholding more than $80,000 in wages from dozens of day laborers. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo announced Friday that his office filed a 218-count criminal complaint against Otoniel Ferreira last week in Los Angeles Superior Court. Prosecutors say Ferreira paid workers... [read full story]